Over the last few weeks, we’ve written about the dominant run from the starting rotation and the increased willingness from Aaron Boone to therefore let them go deep in games. Today, I wanted to see if I could figure how and why they’ve been able to make it into the later innings. Is there some formula that can lead to sustained effective outings from the staff?
For at least the last few years, we’ve been told that starting pitchers should not face an opposing lineup for a third time. This third time through penalty truly entered the national consciousness when Rays manager Kevin Cash pulled Blake Snell from Game 6 of the 2020 World Series on only 73 pitches after he had made mincemeat of the Dodgers lineup to the through of 5.